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Kidz Things Blog
Welcome to our blog - we hope you will find the articles interesting! If there is a topic you would like to see covered here, please do contact us with your suggestions. If you are interested in writing a blog for the website yourself, please do contact us with further information about the subject you would like to cover.
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The White Ribbon Alliance: Making pregnancy and childbirth safe for all women and newborns
Did you know that over half a million women die as a result of pregnancy related complications each year, leaving an estimated 2 million children homeless? It seems incredible when we live in an age of such advanced medical knowledge that so many women could be losing their lives in this way. One of our Kidz Things members has brought to my attention the plight of an inspirational charity called The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA). This organisation is “an international coalition bound together by a common goal: to ensure that pregnancy and childbirth are safe for all women and newborns in every country around the world.”
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Kidz Things - our first ever Newsletter
We are so excited to welcome you to our first ever Kidz Things newsletter*!
* To see an HTML version of this newsletter, please contact us requesting to see a copy of the newsletter.
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Twitter – is it a useful tool for parents?
Having recently become a member of the massive online phenomenon and social-networking website, Twitter, it got me thinking about the benefits for parents of joining this new community, especially compared to other similar sites, like Facebook or MySpace.
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Press Release: The Designer Baby Show
The Designer Baby Show is to be held in Berkshire in November this year and will present “the most covetable collection of 100 companies offering everything for stylish mummy’s to be to babies and toddlers”. For more information, see the following press release.
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Kidz Things’ Reviewed by The Good Web Guide
We are so excited that Kidz Things has been reviewed by The Good Web Guide! The Good Web Guide is a website designed to be “the definitive guide to the best sites on the internet”.
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What do you know about Emotional Development?
When considering the Stages of Development that children progress through from birth to adulthood, we usually think of milestones like weaning, sitting up, crawling, walking, and talking. How often do we think about a critical area of development that spans across all the other developmental milestones and is fundamental to our ability to function in a social world? I’m talking about Emotional Development. One of our Kidz Things members has a keen interest in this particular area of child development and has very kindly written a blog on this topic for us. Click below to find out more…
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Child Internet Safety
A major concern for parents and carers nowadays are the potential dangers associated with the use of Internet sites by children. What is being done by the Government or other organisations to help regulate Internet security and protect children from viewing potentially harmful material online? Dr Tanya Byron [1], a renowned clinical psychologist (well-known from her role in House of Tiny Tearaways amongst other television series), was commissioned by the Prime Minister in 2007 to head up an independent review of child safety issues, focussing on the Internet and video games. Her report titled “Safer Children in a Digital World” was published in March 2008 and detailed her findings and the recommendations she proposed following the review. The Government declared it intended to action all of Dr Byron’s recommendations and has in the first instance published the “Byron Review Action Plan” and set up the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS).
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** Competition ** Time for a Giggle
The old adage that laughter is the best medicine really does apply when it comes to parenting! No matter how bad your day might be or how naughty your kids might be behaving, it just takes one really funny incident to help put life into perspective and let you forget your worries (even if it is only briefly). There is no better sound than a child’s laughter, and even better when it’s mingled with your own giggles! So it got me thinking, why not celebrate the funny little things that kids do by sharing them with the other Kidz Things members? Who needs an excuse to have a good chuckle at someone else’s expense (in the nicest possible way, of course!). And, to give you an incentive to dig out the funniest memory you can think of, at the end of July we’re going to pick the most hilarious story and give that member a fantastic gift hamper worth £200!!! Click below for more info…
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From a Dad’s Point of View
When asked if I would write about my experience of being a father, I thought it would be a relatively easy task. But, as I sit and write this now, I am struggling to put into words exactly what my feelings and experiences have been so far. When I consider the range of emotions that I have gone through over the past two and a bit years, I think it’s safe to say that every possible human emotion has been extensively covered – from utter frustration and a feeling of hopelessness to a love and protectiveness that has completely overwhelmed me.
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Post-Natal Depression – Spot the Signs…
There is no denying that having a baby is an incredibly stressful and emotion-filled time for nearly every new parent. While the arrival of a new baby is undoubtedly nerve-racking for the father of the child, it is predominantly the mother who undergoes the most intense psychological turmoil, fuelled by pregnancy hormones and thoughts of her impending new job of “mother” with all the responsibilities which that role encompasses. It is very common for new mums to feel a bit low, emotional and tearful in the first couple of weeks after childbirth – often referred to as the “baby blues”. This depressed mood usually starts to disappear very quickly as you get the hang of your new duties and start to feel more in control of your life. But for many new mothers the negative feelings they have initially continue to fill their minds for a longer than usual period and this could indicate the onset of a more serious mental health condition called Post-Natal Depression (PND).
